There was a book I read, long ago, entitled "A Distant Mirror, The Calamitous 14th Century" (wiki:archive) by Barbara Tuchman. As I think back to this book and the vibe it gave me, this feels (emotionally) exactly like the period we are living through today - most especially the part about the stupidity of the ruling class.from Peak Prosperity https://ift.tt/hJDVAzk
